TODAY - April 1

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: APRIL 1

New 2021 edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Belgium 4 hours and 58 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 12 hours and 57 minutes – from 07.18 to 20.15.

See more – also in English – on:  www.dagenslaengde.dk

TODAY’s NAME:

Today is called HUGO’s DAY. The name comes from bishop Hugo of Grenoble in France. He lived from 1053-1132. He died on April 1.  He was so pious that he was always weaping because of all the evils in the world. He has also promised never to approach a woman. He kept that promise for 50 years until his death.

April 1 is also the day when it is allowed to cheat other people. It is called “Fools Day”.  The tradition comes from Germany in the 17th century. It came to Denmark from the very beginning. Some researchers think that it goes much further back to pre-historic times, and that it had something to do with fertility rituals.

In the other Nordic countries the corresponding expression is a Majkat  ( a May cat ). Those are people, who let them be cheated on May 1.

In France and other French-speaking countries you talk on April 1 about poissons d’avril ( April fish ). These are people where others have managed discretely to paste a paper fish on their back.

The day is called the same in Belgium:  SAINT HUGUES.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1857:  The special duty to be paid to Denmark by all ships when passing through the Sound between Denmark and Sweden is abolished.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Noah’s Ark -  what’s the story behind? And perhaps history behind it?

This is from Noah in The old Testament. He was the constructor of the ARK, which he used to rescue his family, two pairs of all animals and a vine J from the Flood.

Historically it is likely that the Flood actually happened in pre-historic times, when the Mediterranean Sea broke though the Bosphorus into the Black Sea. The Mediterranean was until then about 8 meters higher, so it is evident that the break-through was an enormous disaster. The legend tells that Noah landed his Ark on the mountain Ararat. It lies at the eastern side of the present day Black Sea.

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

To be high-hatted – where does that come from? And what does it mean?

 

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

What a Christian does, is his own responsibility. What a Jew does falls back on all Jews.

            This was said by the 16 year old Jewish Dutch girl Anna Frank, who died in

             a concentration camp  five weeks before the Second World War ended.

             See photo of Anna Frank.

2.  Today’s quote:

There are never so many lies as before playing whist, during a war and after hunting.

Who among today’s persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1815:  Otto von Bismarck  ( died 1898 )

1927:  Ferenc Puskas  ( died 2006 )

1929:  Milan Kundera

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

1340:  Graf Gert von Holstein  ( 48 years )

1917:  Scott Joplin  (  50 years )

1968:  Lev Landau  ( 60 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   + www.europe-at-work.be


Anna Frank


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